WHITE PAPER - This white paper by Dr. Walid el Abed, CEO of Global Data Excellence, discusses how an effective data strategy embedded within the business strategy can turn data into a real competitive advantage, deliver short and longer term value and enable business success and sustainability.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Published: November 20, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Quality | Data Stewardship | Master Data Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper illustrates the ability to reduce the data growth challenge seen with EMC’s Oracle Applications CRM implementation via a Proof of Concept (POC) sponsored by the EMC IT organization.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Published: November 19, 2009


Topics:  CRM | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Data Collection | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Modeling | Data Storage | Oracle (Product)

ANALYST REPORT - The ARRA was enacted to jumpstart the US economy and drive it out of the recession. One of the requirements of the recovery act is that organizations that receive funds for projects must report on the outcomes of those projects. Read on to learn what these executives and managers plan to do to meet the reporting and compliance mandates.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: November 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Dashboards | Data Management | Financial Management | Financial Metrics | Financial Reporting | Reporting Software | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - This paper explores the reporting challenges faced by organizations and examines the many benefits of automated U.S. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) reporting systems.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: November 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | CIOs | Dashboards | Data Management | Financial Management | Financial Metrics | Financial Reporting | Reporting Software | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - This paper demonstrates the need for a high-profile acceptable use policy to prevent data leakage, gives practical guidance on how to use your security budget effectively to protect data at the gateway and endpoint, and highlights the benefits of encryption in securing data in the event that it does get stolen or lost.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: November 19, 2009


Topics:  Continuous Data Protection | Data Encryption | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Management | Endpoint Security | Security Best Practices | Storage Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper examines the primary data threats that currently concern chief security officers (CSOs) and IT security management within enterprises, and recommends best-practice techniques to minimize and overcome risks to data security. These best practices have been successfully implemented and deployed in organizations worldwide as components of a
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: November 19, 2009


Topics:  Continuous Data Protection | Continuous Data Protection Software | Data Encryption | Data Management | Data Security | Security Best Practices | Storage Security

WHITE PAPER - This white paper introduces SafeGuard Enterprise 5.40, an innovative solution from Sophos that fulfills all the requirements a company could have for protecting confidential data on mobile PCs and data media.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Continuous Data Protection | Data Management | Data Management Software | Data Security | Database Security | Security | Security Management | Security Software | Storage Management

WHITE PAPER - Massachusetts has taken the lead in passing a new regulation - 201 CMR 17:00 -that requires companies to implement a comprehensive data security plan that includes encryption. This article discusses some aspects of this regulation and offers suggestions on how data security best practices can help with compliance.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: November 19, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Encryption | Data Management | Data Security | Regulatory Compliance | Security Best Practices | Security Software | Storage Security

EGUIDE - With all of the uncertainty surrounding electronic health records, one thing is for sure: You’ll be storing more data, with more protection and for longer times. Read this eBook to learn how to accomplish that without breaking the bank.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: November 19, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Data Management | Data Security | Data Storage | Health Care Security | Health Care Storage | Records Management | Records Retention | Tiered Storage

WHITE PAPER - Managed Service Providers with customers who have or are considering Microsoft's System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007 can now offer secure, cloud-based protection and recovery for DPM 2007 data with the CloudRecovery service, created by Iron Mountain and Microsoft. Learn how this service can help your customer meet today’s requirements.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: May 31, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Management | Data Recovery | Data Security | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Disk Backups | Storage Resource Management

WHITE PAPER - As mid-size enterprises find themselves strapped for time, money and management resources, they have to find ways of doing more with less. Age-in-Place is a data management strategy that means no more tiers – the easiest and most cost effective way to manage the life-cycle of your data.
Posted: November 18, 2009 | Published: November 18, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Governance | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Management | Data Mirroring | Data Recovery | Data Security | Data Storage | Storage Capacity | Tiered Storage

WEBCAST - Please watch this presentation featuring Brad Blake, Director, IT at Boston Medical Center. The presentation will illuminate topics such as Boston Medical Center’s decision process and successful implementation of Data Domain deduplication storage - as well as the economic benefits received by going tapeless for backup and disaster recovery.
Posted: November 18, 2009 | Premiered: November 18, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Deduplication | Data Management | Data Recovery | Data Storage | Disaster Recovery

VIDEO - This video offers an in-depth look at a number of log management strategies that security administrators use in their organizations today and explain their "secrets" for success.
Posted: November 18, 2009 | Premiered: November 18, 2009


Topics:  Audit Trails | Data Management | Log Management | Security | Security Best Practices | Security Event Management | Security Management | Security Threats

VIDEO - Learn about security information management systems (SIMs) and how they support a security information lifecycle of collection, alerting, reporting, and forensics.
Posted: November 18, 2009 | Premiered: November 18, 2009


Topics:  Audit Trails | Data Management | Log Management | Network Security | Network Security Software | Security | Security Best Practices | Security Event Management | Security Threats

WHITE PAPER - Cloud storage presents Managed Service Providers an exciting opportunity to help customers accommodate data growth, but can raise doubts about security, privacy, and compliance. As THINKStrategies notes, choosing the right cloud storage partner is essential to maintaining customers’ trust.
Posted: November 18, 2009 | Published: November 16, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Management | Data Recovery | Data Security | Data Stewardship | Data Storage | Storage Management | Storage Standards